- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRaffaella Roberta Pelloni
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Raffaella Carrà was born June 18, 1943 in Bologna, Italy. She was very famous in Italy, Spain and Latin America. She was a show-woman: Raffaella introduced, entertained, interviewed, danced, sang and, of course, was an actress. Highly unlikely she was already a household name at the time of the Saturday night TV variety shows, when 'Signorina Pelloni' from Bologna, fresh from the beaches of the Adriatic and with a new stage name first coyly revealed her perfect navel and made quiet family men break out in a cold sweat; when her, far from skinny, legs gave some consolation to housewives struggling with the latest point-based diet; when her winning smile made the comic spells of Maga Maghella credible to the little ones. Carràmba che sorpresa!, ¡Hola Raffaella!, Canzonissima, En casa con R affaella, Pronto... Raffaella?, A las 8 con Raffaella, Ma che sera, La hora de Raffaella Carrà, Domenica in... and more, are some variety shows' titles of her programs in Spain and in Italy.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Francisco Moral Martos <franmoraffacarra@correu.andorra.ad>
- Shakes her head back and forth when she dances
- Blond 'carre' hair cut
- Her most successful songs include "Tuca Tuca", written by her former boyfriend Gianni Boncompagni, "Tanti Auguri" ("Best Wishes"), which gained cult status in the Greek gay community, and "A far l'amore comincia tu" ("Do It, Do It Again" in the English version).
- Italian singer Tiziano Ferro dedicated his song "E Raffaella è mia" to her (2007).
- Graduated from Italy's National Film School in 1960.
- Had a 20 year relationship with Sergio Japino. The two were very close and went on holidays together.
- At the suggestion of her friend Dante Guardamagna, she took the last name of painter Carlo_Carra as her stage name.
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